Unions show anger over ‘heavy-handed’ bosses at Derby factory

Bosses at a Derby company have been branded as "heavy-handed" after unions claimed that workers are being asked to work for up to an extra four weeks a year.
The Unite union says that its 160 members at Reckitt Benckiser (RB) will hold a strike ballot after they faced working either an extra 107 hours or 157 hours a year, depending on their contract.
RB is based at Sinfin Lane and makes iconic brands such as Dettol and Mr Sheen.
Unite regional officer Kevin Hepworth said: “What we have here is a so-called progressive multin... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...